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Summary: The true story
Review: Like most people I read Into Thin Air first. Someone then suggested that I read The Climb. I thought this was a good account of what happened on Everest in 1996. Finally, Boukreev is portrayed as a hero.
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Summary: The defensive tone of this book is a big negative.
Review: One point I'd like to make is that NO ONE knows the full extent of everything that happened up on Everest that day. Not Krakauer, not Boukreev, NO ONE. It's laughable for a reader to say that one account is more accurate.Having said that, I think that the overall defensive tone of The Climb gets old quickly. While The Climb offers a fresh perspective and new insights, it would've been much more enjoyable if the authors did not spend so much effort trying to refute Krakauer's account. At least Krakauer was willing to admit his mistakes.
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Summary: Excellent book regarding the events leading to the tragedy.
Review: This book was written more like a debriefing of the events rather than as a novel. I never felt that Boukreev was seeking vindication, but rather to tell what happened through his and the other survivors eyes. He also explained some weaknesses the body experiences at extreme altitudes. One book I would highly recommend.
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Summary: Another exceptional ascent!
Review: Controversies aside, The Climb is a wonderful complement to the other books written about the 1996 Everest disaster. While I understand Boukreev's need to clear his good name (and while I think he does this very clearly), I was more interested in seeing the disaster from across the camp from Krakauer's Into Thin Air. It serves to round out the picture, to give it more depth, and to remind us how remarkable these men and women are....and were. Kudos to Boukreev and DeWalt on this wonderful account.
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Summary: Death inthe Mountains
Review: Death in the mountains, for a few, is nothing less that the fulfillment of life. For those addicted spirits it is the only worthy death, one orchestrated by the posessor of such a soul. The story of this soul is a great read!
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Summary: Boukreev's viewpoint
Review: I thought this was a well written account of Boukreev's version of the events of Spring 1996 on Everest. It was obvious several people made mistakes, no one person is completely to blame. I found Boukreev's explanations of his actions valid, except for the lack of the use of oxygen. There was also an apparent lack of understanding between what Boukreev, as a Russian, and the Western guides thought the role of a guide was. This was probably due to a cultural differences between Russian mountaineering, and Western For-profit mountaineering. Finally, the last chapter in the book seemed out of place. It describes a expedition run by Boukreev, apparently to show how he would have ran it. I found this very self-serving. Otherwise, I definitely recommend this book for another version of the tragedy.
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Summary: Thrilling
Review: I believe this book takes a better look at what really happened on Mt. Everest in 1996. Boukreev was the scapegoat of the expedition according to Krakauer. No fingers should be at anyone who three times ventured up the mountain to try and save the climbers. Where was Krakauer?
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Summary: Boukreev's perspective
Review: Having been enthralled by Jon Krakauer's "Into Thin Air," I had to read "The Climb" and was pleasantly surprised to find it readable and sometimes powerful. DeWalt did a skillful job of coherently telling the story, sometimes in Boukreev's words, more often in his own due to the language barrier. Through him Boukreev was able to communicate his personality, his pride, and his strong nationalism - influences that surely affected his behavior and the decisions he made on that expedition. I thought the weakest parts of the book were the tedious and obsessive refuting of perceived slights by Krakauer, who I feel tried to objectively assess the situation. I also found myself agreeing with Krakauer that Boukreev was unable to admit "the possibility that he made even a single poor decision." Questions regarding Boukreev's behavior on the trip were personally damaging to him, and he was fortunate to have been awarded the American Alpine Club's award before the avalanche on Annapurna took his life.
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Summary: An excellent account of the Everest Tragedy.
Review: The book was written well and shed light on some of the confusion that surrounded Jon Krakauer's account of events. Obviously Anatoli was one of the few coherent climbers on Everest who through heroic efforts saved the lives of his team and others. A Great Climber who will surely be missed by many...
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Summary: Anatoli deserved a better book
Review: When I first read 'Into Thin Air' I thought Krakauer had written a fair and balance account of the tragedy. Although Krakauer was at times critical of Boukreev, he also praised him often, and to my mind Boukreev came across as a hero. Then I read 'The Climb' and thought Krakauer had maybe been unfair to Boukreev. Now having read the Salon postings, I am convinced that DeWalt has written a very dishonest book. He should be ashamed of himself. What I read in Salon makes me doubt everything in 'The Climb.' Krakauer's book is clearly the more honest, more accurate account. Boukreev didn't need DeWalt to lie for him. He didn't need DeWalt to write such a defensive and sleazy book. Anatoli was a true hero. It's a shame he didn't find a more honest and more skillful writer than DeWalt to! present his story. He deseved much better than 'The Climb'.
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